World Cup winner Vermeulen bolsters Springboks for series decider

Number eight Duane Vermeulen has joined the South Africa camp

YOKOHAMA, JAPAN - NOVEMBER 02: Duane Vermeulen of South Africa prepares for a scrum during the Rugby World Cup 2019 Final between England and South Africa at the International Stadium Yokohama on November 02, 2019 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images)

World Cup-winning number eight Duane Vermeulen has joined the Springboks camp after injury, heaping further potential misery on the British and Irish Lions.

The 35-year-old powerhouse loose-forward appears ready to win his fitness race after ankle surgery, to be ready for Saturday's Lions Test series decider.